Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Action

Department of Education

State Board of Education

Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia [8 VAC 20 ‑ 750]

Action:

Promulgating new regulation governing seclusion & restraint in public elementary & secondary schools

Action 4336

General Information

Action Summary	NOIRA approved by the Virginia Board of Education on March 26, 2015.
Chapters Affected	Only affects this chapter.
Executive Branch Review	This action will go through the normal Executive Branch Review process.
RIS Project	Yes [004323]
Associated Mandates	Use of seclusion and restraint in public schools Identify and prohibit restraint and seclusion that it determines poses a significant danger to the student and establish safety standards
New Periodic Review	This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.

Stages

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage ID	Stage Type	Status
7184	NOIRA	Stage complete. Comment period ended 08/26/2015.
7894	Proposed	Stage complete. Comment period ended 04/19/2019.
8705	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 01/01/2021.

Contact Information

Name / Title:	Dr. Samantha Hollins / Asst Supt for Special Education and Student Serv
Address:	101 N. 14th Street Richmond, VA 23219
Email Address:	samantha.hollins@doe.virginia.gov
Phone:	(804)786-8079 FAX: ()- TDD: ()-